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#37b896 color: Aoife’s Green

#37b896 is rgb(55, 184, 150) in RGB and oklch(70.451% 0.12181 171.275) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

70.5%
0.122
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #37b896

#37b896 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #37b896 mixed with white

  1. 37b896
  2. 54bfa0
  3. 6cc7aa
  4. 80ceb4
  5. 94d5bf
  6. a7dcc9
  7. b9e3d4
  8. cbeadf
  9. dcf1e9
  10. eef8f4

Darker: #37b896 mixed with black

  1. 37b896
  2. 2ea082
  3. 26886e
  4. 1e715b
  5. 165b49
  6. 0f4537
  7. 083126
  8. 031e16
  9. 010c08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #37b896 with less saturation

  1. 37b896
  2. 4ab697
  3. 58b498
  4. 64b199
  5. 6faf9a
  6. 79ad9b
  7. 82aa9c
  8. 8aa89d
  9. 91a59e
  10. 99a29f

Questions about #37b896

What color is #37b896?

#37b896 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(55, 184, 150), in HSL hsl(164.19, 53.97%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.451% 0.12181 171.275).

What colors go well with #37b896?

The complementary color of #37b896 is #d97fa9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #73b36a and #00b6bf. The triadic partners are #a191e6 and #db8855.

Is white or black text more readable on #37b896?

Black text reads better on #37b896: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37b896 a warm or cool color?

#37b896 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.122.